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Hizbullah’s parliamentary seat replaced by Shantha Bandara

Hizbullah’s parliamentary seat replaced by Shantha Bandara

Jan 8, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - An Extraordinary Gazette declaring United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) member Shantha Bandara as a member of the 8th ... Read More

Fire erupts at five storied building in Yatinuwara – Kandy

Fire erupts at five storied building in Yatinuwara – Kandy

Jan 8, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A fire has erupted in a five storied building in Yatinuwara, Kandy this morning (08). Police stated that ... Read More

Shooting incident at Angoda junction

Shooting incident at Angoda junction

Jan 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – An individual died following a shooting incident at Angoda junction. Police is conducting further investigations Read More

CMC councilor Kulathissa Deeganage remanded (Update)

CMC councilor Kulathissa Deeganage remanded (Update)

Jan 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - SLPP Colombo Municipal Councillor who was arrested by Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) over recent unrest at the Ceylon ... Read More

Three new Governors appointed by President

Three new Governors appointed by President

Jan 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed new Governors for three provinces and they were sworn in before ... Read More

Cabinet approval granted for Appropriation Bill

Cabinet approval granted for Appropriation Bill

Jan 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Cabinet approval has been granted for the Appropriation Bill this year. Accordingly, it will be gazetted within a ... Read More

Petition questioning President’s mental condition to govern the country dismissed

Petition questioning President’s mental condition to govern the country dismissed

Jan 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Appeal Court dismissed the petition calling for a mental status report on President Maithripala Sirisena and ordered petitioner ... Read More

Cabinet approved 3,850 sports trainers to Government schools – Akila

Cabinet approved 3,850 sports trainers to Government schools – Akila

Jan 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Cabinet Paper to recruit 3,850 sports trainers to Government schools approved by Cabinet today (07) Education Minister Akila ... Read More

Russian national dies in Hikkaduwa

Russian national dies in Hikkaduwa

Jan 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A foreign national has drowned in the Hikkaduwa beach around 11.30 pm yesterday (06). A 48-year-old Russian national ... Read More

Heavy traffic reported in Town Hall area due to a Satyagraha campaign

Heavy traffic reported in Town Hall area due to a Satyagraha campaign

Jan 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - One lane closed for traffic on Ward Place and heavy traffic reported in Town Hall area due to ... Read More

India register maiden Test series victory in Australia

India register maiden Test series victory in Australia

Jan 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Play was called off on the final day and that meant that the four-match Test series ended 2-1 ... Read More

US and North Korea ‘negotiating a location’ for second summit, Trump reveals

US and North Korea ‘negotiating a location’ for second summit, Trump reveals

Jan 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - US President Donald Trump has said that a location for another summit with North Korea is being negotiated. ... Read More

Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hits Indonesia, authorities report no damage or casualties

Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hits Indonesia, authorities report no damage or casualties

Jan 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - An earthquake with a revised magnitude of 6.6 struck 174 km (108 miles) north-northwest of the city of ... Read More

Malinda Pushpakumara bags all 10 wickets in an innings

Malinda Pushpakumara bags all 10 wickets in an innings

Jan 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Malinda Pushpakumara, the Sri Lanka left-arm spinner, has achieved the rare feat of taking all ten wickets in ... Read More

At least 30 people killed in the collapse of a gold mine in Afghanistan

At least 30 people killed in the collapse of a gold mine in Afghanistan

Jan 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – At least 30 people have been killed in the collapse of a gold mine in north-eastern Afghanistan, officials ... Read More